Visit Surrey Business Hub

Welcome to your Visit Surrey Business Hub. We are working closely with Visit Britain and Visit England, plus monitoring the latest government advice, to bring you the most up to date information as you open up your business to visitors. 

Here, you will find information about how to join in the Good To Go accreditation scheme; how to sign up for August’s Eat Out to Help Out campaign; how to support the Know Before You Go campaign;  and links to COVID-19 business support. Plus, information on Visit Surrey’s own Surrey Staycation campaign.

When you register for any of the schemes, do let Visit Surrey know so that we can update your page on the website as well as include the news in ongoing positive social media. Let us know by emailing website@visitsurrey.com

For more advice, to go to Visit Britain’s Business Advice Hub

Make sure you are `Good to Go’

“We’re Good To Go” is the official UK mark to signal that a tourism and hospitality business has worked hard to follow Government and industry COVID-19 guidelines and has a process in place to maintain cleanliness and aid social distancing.

We would urge you to apply for this industry standard (an online self-certification) which gives reassurance to visitors by offering a recognisable, nationwide, consumer mark.

You can find more information about how to apply here:

Once you have received your accreditation, please let us know and we can add it to your Visit Surrey page as well as including the news in ongoing positive social media.

How to support Know Before You Go

Know Before You Go is a Visit Britain consumer campaign to encourage people to check details about the venues they would like to visit before they travel. It will give visitors confidence that information is available so they can plan their day out or stay.

To support Know Before You Go, make sure your own websites are updated with any information visitors need - ideally making this available on your home page or clearly labelled and signposted from your home page.

To find out more about Know Before You Go, with examples of what information to include on your website, visit here.

Register for Eat Out to Help Out – August 3-31, 2020

Restaurants and other establishments serving food for on-premises consumption can now register for the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

You can use the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme to offer a 50% discount (up to a maximum of £10 per person) to encourage diners to eat at your restaurant every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday between August 3 and 31.

The discount is for food or non-alcoholic drinks only to eat or drink on the premises and you can claim the money back from the government. (Alcohol and service charges are excluded from the offer).

Find out more and to register your business for Eat Out to Help Out

 Registration will close on 31 August.

Once you have registered, don’t forget to let Visit Surrey know so we can promote your business during August.

Join our Staycation in Surrey Campaign

To encourage responsible holidaying in Surrey this summer, we have launched a 'Staycationin Surrey' campaign which will encourage people to 'Respect, Protect, Enjoy' our beautiful countryside and share as many opportunities as possible.

Content will be drawn from Visit Surrey members and will be supported by social media. the equivalent campaign page for Christmas in Surrey received nearly 22,000 unique page views on the Visit Surrey website.

We have a very limited number of additional advertising opportunities available alongside this campaign. A header banner for six weeks on either our Staycation in Surrey, 20 in 20 staycation ideas or Summer pages costs £150 + VAT.

Please contact membership@visitsurrey.com for details.

Key dates as lockdown restrictions ease

From August 1 - if prevalence of COVID-19 remains around or below current levels, the Government will take the following steps: 

• Enable the restart of indoor performances to a live audience. Read more here  https://www.gov.uk/government/news/audiences-back-in-theatres-from-1-august
• Carry out pilots in venues with a range of sizes of crowds, particularly where congregating from different places, including business events. The pilots (some of which will begin late July) will be carefully monitored and evaluated to inform future decisions on any further relaxation of the rules.
• Enable wedding receptions - sit-down meals for no more than 30 people - subject to COVID-19 secure guidance. 

From 1 October: 

It is expected that events of all types, including sporting events as well as business events and conferences, will be permitted to resume provided rates of infection remain at current levels. Read more here